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Trying to please: a memoir

โœ Scribed by Norwich, John Julius


Publisher
Axios Press
Year
2010
Tongue
English
Category
Library

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John Julius Norwich's life has reflected an appetite for living, enlivened by a sense of personal theater. Trying to Please is an engaging and amusing memoir that describes a glamorous but vanishing world. From the monasteries on Mt. Athos to a camel trek across the Sahara, the book shows how Norwich's passions for history, travel, and music have combined with simpler pleasures like friendship and a close family. A remarkable life and a thoroughly enjoyable read.

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Authors;Politics and government;Biography;Biographies;Norwich, John Julius, -- 1929-2018;Authors -- Biography;Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Biography;Great Britain


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